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pyrimidine

i was supposed to be productive...

Oct 12, 2010 00:25

...keyword 'was'.

Taken from addandsubtract: name three fic ideas you think I will never, ever, ever write. in return, I will attempt to write a snippet of (at least) one of them. OR, prompt me things that are prompt-like, and I will try to write things which are hopefully fic-like. RUN, DON'T WALK.

1. It's Venice and Arthur is Romeo climbing the trellis ( Read more... )

fic: inception, fic: the social network

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33s and 45s pyrimidine October 13 2010, 04:43:46 UTC

During Eames's first semester doing the show -- Install a Dimmer, Because You're Gonna Want to Turn The Lights Down Low -- his slot had been the 2am-4am, when the only thing to keep him company in the studio was a hot pot of coffee and, of course, Arthur. For sixteen weeks, Eames had spent most of the first hour just playing around with various sound effects and narrating what Arthur was doing at that moment. The second hour consisted of music that would make people want to hook up a strobe light and drop some acid instead of turning their lights down low.

To be honest, Eames hadn't even been able to get a clear look at Arthur's face during this first semester because it was so often buried in his hands or ducked low as he massaged his sinuses.

Now that Eames is a junior, he's moved up to the 12am-2am slot and has at least two listeners, as evidenced by the nightly phone calls he gets from Yusuf and Ariadne. Sometimes they get into involved conversations while on air, and then Eames has to hang up when Arthur repeatedly slices his index finger across his throat. Like tonight.

"I have to cut you off there, Ariadne. My producer is making dirty gestures, I think he wants to see me in the other room. Thanks for calling in," Eames says into the mic.

Arthur's glare could quite possibly laser right through the glass partition and burn a hole through Eames. Although it's caveman-like and completely irrational, Eames feels elated whenever he has Arthur's attention in any way.

"This one is for you, Arthur," Eames says before cueing up something from the Ed Banger Records pile. Arthur despises anything from Ed Banger Records.

Arthur crosses his arms, but he doesn't move. With a broad smile, Eames slides his headphones down so that they're hooked around his neck, then leans back in his chair and spins back and forth. It's only 12:17; the night has yet to start.

Re: 33s and 45s soul_cake_duck October 13 2010, 07:34:25 UTC

Hahahaha oh Eames. I can already picture their first discussion debate gentle disagreement on their respective music tastes :D

For sixteen weeks, Eames had spent most of the first hour just playing around with various sound effects and narrating what Arthur was doing at that moment. The second hour consisted of music that would make people want to hook up a strobe light and drop some acid instead of turning their lights down low.

This made me laugh so hard. I bet you did Eames, I bet you did.

Re: 33s and 45s pyrimidine October 14 2010, 04:23:14 UTC

lolol it starts as a gentle disagreement with the Pixies' "Surfer Rosa" vs. "Doolittle", which escalates to a discussion when Jay-Z vs. Nas comes up, which escalates to a debate when Tupac vs. Biggie/Joy Division vs. New Order comes up, and then Arthur has to walk out of the room when Eames claims that Uffie is the best thing to come out of music in the past decade. :D

Re: 33s and 45s soul_cake_duck October 17 2010, 10:59:58 UTC

Hahaha, Uffie. Oh Eames, you did not just go there. He'll probably redeem himself by introducing Arthur to Bombay Bicycle Club though :P

Re: 33s and 45s popcorn_orgasms October 13 2010, 08:09:32 UTC

I love love love it! Oh Eames, keep flirting the way you flirt.

I don't know why this part is my favorite but it's fantastic:

Sometimes they get into involved conversations while on air, and then Eames has to hang up when Arthur repeatedly slices his index finger across his throat. Like tonight.

"I have to cut you off there, Ariadne. My producer is making dirty gestures, I think he wants to see me in the other room. Thanks for calling in," Eames says into the mic.

There needs to be more of this like yesterday

Re: 33s and 45s pyrimidine October 14 2010, 04:23:36 UTC

ARTHUR'S FRUSTRATION WILL NEVER NOT BE AWESOME, THAT'S WHY :D

Re: 33s and 45s maurheti October 13 2010, 18:04:36 UTC

Flirting! ON-AIR SHENANIGANS! ♥

Install a Dimmer, Because You're Gonna Want to Turn The Lights Down Low -- AHAHAHAHAHA! Oh, Eames.

Re: 33s and 45s pyrimidine October 14 2010, 04:23:56 UTC

HE SAYS IT AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY SHOW WITH A BARRY WHITE VOICE

Re: 33s and 45s platypusnoises October 14 2010, 12:49:36 UTC

I WISH THIS WAS REAL.

on my radio show x those are not my ears they are headphones xx

Re: 33s and 45s pearljamz October 14 2010, 21:47:50 UTC

Lovely, lovely, lovely.

Re: 33s and 45s aki_yasu December 23 2010, 08:18:16 UTC

I can totally see this.

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